Machine for manufacturing wire-link mesh.



1. MERRITT & W. A. SAWYER. MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WERE LINK MESH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28,1912.

RENEWED MAR. 8.1916.

Patented June 13, 19H3.

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APPLICATION FILEDV )UNE 28, |912.

Patented June 13, 1916.

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I. MERRITT & W. A. SAWYER.

MACHINE FOR' MANUFACTURING WIRE LINK MESH. APPucATIoN f|LED1uNE2s,1912. RENEwED MAR. 8.1916.

Patented J une 13, 1916.

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J. MERRITT & W. A. SAWYER.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WIRE LINK MESH.

APPLICATION FILED )UNE 28, |912. RENEWEDMAR. 8,1916.

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MACHINE FOR` MANUFACTURING WIRE LINK MESH.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 28. 1912. RENEWED MAR. 8. |9184 1 1 86,927. Patented J une 13., 1916.

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I. MERRITT & W. A. SAWYER.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WIRE LINK MESH. APPLICATION man IuNE 28,1912. RENEwED MAR. 8,1916.

Patented June 13, 1916.

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I. MEIIIIIIT II w. A. SAWYEII.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WIRE LINK MESH.

APPLICATION FILED IuNE 2s, I9I2. IIENEwED MARI s, Isls.

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I. MERRIIT L W. A, SAWYER.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WIRE LINK MESH. APPLlcATloN FILED mums. |912. RENEwED-MAR. 8.1916.

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J. MERRITT L W. A. SAWYER. MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WIRE LINK MESH.. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23,1912. RENEwED MAR. 8,1916A Patented June 13, 1916.

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1. MERRHT & W. A. SAWYER.

MAC H l N E F 0 R M A N U F A C T U R I N G W l R E L I N K MESH.

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JOSEPH MERRITT, 0F HARTFORD, AND

WILLIAM A. SAWYER, OF WEST HARTFORD,

CONNECTICUT; SAID SAW YER .ASSIGNOR TO SAID MERRITT.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING WIRE-LINK MESH@ Specification of Letters Patent.

4 Patented J une 13, 1916.

Application filed June 28, 1912, SeralkNo. 706,394. Renewed March 8, 1916. Serial No. 82,919.

T0 all whom 'it may concern: i

Be it known that we, JOSEPH M-EnRiTT and VVILLiAM A. SAwYER, citizens of the United States, residing at Hartford and \Vest Hartford, respectively, inthe county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a newand useful-1mprovement i' Machines for Manufacturing lire-Link Mesh, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to a machine which is designed to manufacture metal link mesh, that is, a fabric which is formed of interlocked wire links. I

The object of the invention is to provide a machine for manufacturing Wire link mesh, which, automatically will very accurately and rapidly feed and assemble together rings upon thewidth of the fabric to and staples or open rings, and then form the staples into rings which interlock the previously formed rings and thus produce the mesh.

In this machinethere is a vertically arranged magazine holding a large number of rings. These rings are located in parallel grooves or channels in the magazine one labove the other in separated vertical rows, the number of rows of rings de )ending e pro- There is a horizontally arranged magazine loaded with a large number of open rings or staples. The staples are locatedv on rods in parallel grooves in this magazine in horizontal rows, there being duced.

lone less number of rows of staples than there are rows of rings. The mechanisms are so arranged that the bottom rings of the piles in the magazine are pushed forward in a row that is as long as the width of the fabric. The staples are fed 'backward from the magazine and a row pushed up until their upper free ends pass through the adjacent rings of the row pushedforward.

The ring magazine and the ring carrier at the bottom of the magazine then move back a short distance leaving the me/sh/on/the staples and the ring prusheriis/retracted to cut off the next row of rings. At'the same time Vthe staple .carrier and pusher drop a little'carrying with them the rings engaged by the staples which were pushed up through them. The ring carrier then comes forward and another row of rings is pushed over the upper unclosed ends of the staples and the staple carrier is again raised and the staples points at the front edge.

pushed up so that the free ends will pass through this second row of rings. At this time, while the staple pusher is .rising a punch comes down, and the lower edge of this punch in conjunction with the upper .edge of the staple pusher into ring form and thus fastens the previouslyy formed rings together. After' the staples have been formed into rings the punch is lifted, the staple carrier is opened and lowered, the staple pusher descends and the magazine andring carrier back off a little with the closed staplescarried on the This leaves the mesh formed hung by the rings that have been formed out of the staples on the front edge of the ring carrier. The ring carrier then comes forward and locates the rings bends the staples over the staples, another row of staples is ythe rings and closing the staples about them is automatically repeated as long as the machine is run and rings and staples are supplied. The machine illustrated was designed and has been built to feed l105 round rings and 101 staples of .015 of an inch wire, but the invention is not limited to a machine having this capacity, or using this size of wire, or forming round links, as the links may be of any shape, the Wire of any size, and the magazine of any capacity.

Figure 1 of the accompanying`- drawings shows a plan of a machine which embodies the invention. Fig. 2 shows an elevation looking at the left-hand side of the machine.

ofthe staple carrier, pusher and punch and the ring magazine, rmg carrier and pusher,

showing the mechanisms for moving the ring carrier and pusher. Fig. 5 is an elevation looking from the rear; of the machine at the parts shown in Fig. 4. Fig. G showsY a plan of one end of the ring magazine, the ring carrier and ring pusher, Fig. 7 shows a.

' staples in the 'shafts may be reciprocated rear view of the parts shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 shows a side view ofthe parts seen in Fig. Fig. 9 is a vertical section on the plane denoted'by the dotted line 9 9 on Fig. 8. F ig. 10 is aside view,rwith a portion in section, of a part of the ing the staple carrier, and in this view the parts are in such` positions that the staple carrier is closed. Fig. parts shown in Fig. 10 in the positions occu pied when the staple carrier is opened. Fig.

12 is a section showing the manner of connecting the partsl of the staple carrier and the means for normally holding them closed. Fig. 13 is a horizontal'section of a part of the mechanism for operating the staple feed, showing the means whereby the feed screw for feeding the staples and rotated forcausing the feeding parts to follow up the staples as they are fed out of the magazine. Fig. 14 is a section through the worm wheel on one end of the feed shaft shown in Fig. 13, showing the trip pin drawn out so as to allow the driving pawl to engage the ratchet wheel teeth, the section bein-g on the plane indicated by the dotted line 14-14 in side view of the mechanism shown in Fig.

14, the shaft section being on the plane indif cated by the dotted line 15415 in Fig. 13. Fig. 16 is a section similar to that shown in Fig. 14, with the trip pin pushed in so as to disengage the pavvl fromthe driving ratchet wheel, and allow the feed screw shafts to be turned backward for returning the staple feeding means, the section being on the plane indicated by the dotted line 16-16 in Fig. 17. Fig. 17 is a side View of the parts shown in Fig. 16. Fig. 18 is a side view of the pawl and ratchet wheel on the `other end of the feed shaft shown in Fig. 13, this pawl being provided to allow the feed shaft Ito run backward without moving the delivery conveyer. mentary plan of the staple magazine and staple feeding parts. Fig. 20 is a side View of the parts shown in Fig. 19. Fig. 21 is a front view of the parts shown in F ig. 20. Fig. 22 is a transverse section on still larger scale through a part of the staple magazine,

Vstaple core rods and staple feeders. Fig. 23

is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section showing the relative positions of the ring magazine, carrier and pusher', and the staple magazine, carrier, and pusher after a row of staples has been raised and formed into rings for connecting previously formed rings, and the last row of Arings is forward to receive the next row of staples. F ig'. 24 shows a row of rings in the position occupied in Fig. 23. Fig. 25 shows a row of position occupied in Fig. 23. Fig. 26 is a similar section to that shown in Fig. 23 with the parts in the positions occupied when the staples are pushed up through mechanism for openf 11 is a view ofthe Fig. 15. Fig. '15 is a Fig. 19 is a fragthe rings. Fig. 27 shows the staples pushed up through the rings as in Fig. 26. Fig. 28 shows the same parts in the positions occupied when the rings are transferred to the staples, the ring carrier and magazine has backed away, and the ring pusher has just cut off another row of rings from' the bottom of the magazine. Fig. 29 shows the relations of the rings and staples in F ig.- 28. Fig. 30 showsl Athe same parts after the vsecond row of rings has been pushedout and the staples. raised through them, and the punch `has come downy so as to, with the staple holder and pusher, bend the staples into rings. the` rings and closed staples in Fig. 30. Fig. 32 showson greatly enlarged scale asection of the mesh which is manufactured of rings and staples by this machine. Fig. 33 is a vertical section throughthe staple carrier and the staple pusher and the lower ram, showing the mechanism for raising and lowering the carrier, the section being taken Fig. 3l .shows the relations ofV on the plane indicated bythe dotted line 33. Fig. 35 showsa horizon-tal section of a portion of the ring magazine and its cover, and a plan of parts of the Aring retaining plate, ring pusher and lower member of the ring carrier. Fig. 3(3 is a larger view looking toward the front edge of the lower ring -carrier member, ring pusher and retaining plate, with rings and staples in different conditions. Fig. 37 is a view looking down at the top edge of portions of the back jaw of the staple carrier, the staple retaining plate and staple pusher, with rings and staples in different conditions. Fig. 38 is a view on smaller scale lookingrearward at the parts shown in Fig. 37.

In the machine illustrated the staple magazine plate 1 is supported horizontally at its side edges by the side frames 2 that are secured to the top of the'bed 3 at the front of the machine. This magazine plate, which extends rearward into the machine as far as the mechanism which cuts off and pushes a row of staples up to the staple carrier, has a large number of parallel grooves 4. In each groove is a rod 5, whichk in the form shown is oblong in cross section. These rods are fastened at their front ends to a bar 6 that is removably. secured to the front edge of the magazine plate. Figs. 1, 19,20. The spaces between the surfaces of these rods and the walls of the grooves are slightly larger than the diameter of the wire from which the staples are formed. The back ends of these removable rods are loose in the grooves but are held down by a bar 7 that extends across the machine frame above the magazine plate. Fig. 4; The staples with their open ends up are slipped on the free ends of these core rods until the grooves in the magazine plate are full. Fastened on the underside of the bar 7 in line with, and as continuations of the core rods, are fixed core rod extensions 8 which guide the staples as they are fed through the magazine grooves from the rods to the staple pusher and carrier. Fig. 4. Movable on `each core rody is a staple feeder 9, Figs. 19, 20, which consists of a yoke-shaped piece 10 that embraces the core rod and a block 11 to which the yoke ends are fastened. Fig. 22. At the proper time these feeders are moved backward and vpush the staples along the removable core rods onto the short fixed extension rods so as to keep a supply at the inner end of the magazine.

Each staple feeder is engaged by the lower end of a lever 12. These levers are pivotally mounted side by side on a rod v13. Springs 14 connected between the upper ends of the levers and rods 15 hold the lower ends of the levers against the feeder bar 16 and cause them .to press yieldingly against the feeders. Figs. 19, 2 0, 21. The lever rod 13, spring rods 15 and the feeder bar 16 together with the levers and springs are mounted on brackets 17 that are arranged to slide front and back on the top of the magazine plate. Figs. 1, 2, 21. On the outsides these brackets have threaded bosses 18 in which turn the threaded front ends of the feed -screw shafts 19. Figs. 1,2. The feed screw shafts extend toward the rear of the machineland are always slowly rotated when the machine is in operation so as to move the feed bar and feed levers backward as rapidly as the staples are cut off and taken up for connecting the rings. .The rear ends of these staple-feed screw-shafts have bevel pinions 20 that are engaged by bevel gears 21 on a cross shaft 22. Figs. 1, 13. Loosely mounted on one end of the cross shaft is a worm wheel 23 that is engaged by a worm 24 on a shaft 25 which extends obliquely at one side of the bed, and which, by bevel gears 26, is connected with and is driven by the cam shaft 27. Figs. l, 2. The cam shaft on the other side of the machi/ne has a driving pulley 28. Figs. 1, 2, 3.

On the worm wheel 23 is a pawl 29. This pawl normally engages the teeth of a ratchet wheel 30 that is keyed to the crossshaft 22 so that the cross shaft will be 'rotated by the worm wheel. Figs. 1, 14, 15. Sliding on the hub of the worm wheel 23 is a sleeve 31. This sleeve carries a pin 32 with a tapered lpoint that extends into a hole through the worm wheel. Then this sleeve is drawn out, the pawl carried by the worm wheel engages the ratchet keyed to the ,cross shaft, as shown in Figs. 14 and 15. Then this sleeve is pushed in, the pin projects under the pawl and lifts it from the ratchet wheel so as to disconnect the Worm wheel from the `cross shaft, as shown in Figs. 16 and 17. \Vhen the worm wheel is disconnected from the' cross shaft, the crossshaft may be turned backward by the application of a wrench to its squared end 33 for the purpose of turning the feedscrew shafts backward and running the brackets carrying the feed levers and feed bar to the front so as to permit access to the magazine. Vhen the worm wheel is connected with the crossshaft by the ratchet and pawl, the feed bar and feed leversI Aare moved rearward as the staples are used.

The pinions 20 are connected with the feed screw shafts by feathers 34 so that the shafts may be reciprocated without interfering with their rotation. Fig. 13. ()n each feed screw shaft are two collars 35, Fig. 13, and these are engaged by a yoke 36 at the upper end of a, rocker lever 37. These 'two rocker levers are fastened to a transverse shaft 38 that outside of the bed has a rocker lever 39.

Figs. 1, 3S) is, by a spring 41, held in engagement with a cam 42 fixed on the oblique shaft Figs. 1, 2. This cam at the proper time duringeach revolution of the machine oscillates the rocker arms and causes them to reciprocate the feed screw shafts with a quick movement. By these mechanisms, at each revolution of the machine a row of staples is quickly fed back and the feeders are moved back slowly a distance equal to the diameter of the wire of the staples so that the feeders are at all times. in position to feed the staples.

At the rear edge of the staple magazine is the staple carrier. This staple carrier consists of two jaws, 43, 44, that extend.y

A roll 4() on the end of the lever spring 46, thrusting between the ]aw 44 and the adjusting and'check nuts 47 normally tends to draw the jaw 43 toward the jaw 44. Figs. 12, 33. On top of the movable jaw is a gage plate or ring stop 48. The limit of forward move-ment of the rings is determined by this gage plate. Figs. 23, 26. The front face of the jaw 44 has ribs 444 and between the ribs the top edge is notched. Fig. 38. A staple retaining plate 49 is fastened to the rear upper edge of the jaw 43. This plate, in connection with the ribbed front of the jaw 44, forms boxlike inclosed paths up through which the staples are pushed. Figs 23, 26, 28, 30, 37. T he aw 44 of the staple carrier upon which the jaw 43 is mounted, at each end is attached to the upper end of a bar 50. Fig. 3. These bars slide up and down in mortises in the ram 51, being held therein by guide brackets 52 that are fastened to the rear face ofthe`ram. Figs. 33, 34. In the lower ends of the bars that hold 'the carrier are fastenedA to the topv of the bed on each side, normally draw the parts down'and, hold the screws at the ends of therbars in Contact with the levers having the rolls that l rest on the cams. These cams at the proper time lift the jaws and cause them to carry the staples upat the same time the pusher goes up.

The ends of the ram 51 are yheld verticallyimovable in guideways in the inner faces of the brackets 58. Adjusting screws 59 are screwed into the bottom edge of the ram 51, each side of the center. These screws are drawn down onto the free ends of levers 60 that carry rolls Glawhich rest on the peripheries of cams 62on the cam shaft. Figs. 3, 4. The levers 60 and the levers 55 are all mounted on the shaft 63 that extends across the bed. Fig. 2. Fastened to the lower edge of the ram 51 near each end is a yoke 64. Springs 65 are attached to the endsl of these yokes for the purpose of drawing Athe ram down,

edge that are of a diameter equal to thec and holdingA the screws 59 against the levers 60, and keepingthe rolls 61 in contact with the cams 62. Figs. 3, 4. Fastened in the upper end of the ram 51 .and extending vupwardly therefrom vbetween the jaws 43 and- 44 of the carrier is the staple pusher 66. This pusher is a thin metal comblike plate aving semi-circular notches in its upper width of the staples to 'be pushed up. Figs.

ends of the staples,

3, 4, 38. The earns 62 through the levers 60 liftv the pusher plate and cause it to cut off a row of staples at the rear end ofthe magazine and push them up through the inclosed paths between the carrier jaws, (Figs. 37, 38), and thecams 56 through the levers 55 raise and .lower the carrier jaws with the staples at the necessary intervals to manipulate these staples. Figs. a, 4, 23, 26. 2s, ao.

The punch 67 forclosing the upper open which are boxed in by the. carrier jaws and supported by the pusher, and forming them into rings is fastened to the lower edge of the ram 68. The lower edge of the punch is provided with semi-circular notches similar to those at the upper edge of the pusher and when the punch and staple pusher are brought together these notches provide openings which are the same size and shape as the rings into `which the staples are formed. Figs. 3, 4.

This insures perfectly formed rings. The

on the camshaft.

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movement of the jaw 43.

ends of the upper ram 68 are vvertieallymovram`68 is fastened to a cross head 70, the ends of which are supported by yokes 71. Figs. 1, 3, 4. Each yoke is mounted on the upper ends of a pair of eccentric rods 72 which are attached to eccentricl straps 73. These eccentric straps encircle eccentrics 74 Figs. 2, 3. When the cam shaft is rotated, these eccentrics raise and lower the upper ram and the punch carried thereby. i

On each pair of eccentric rods 72 is a cross bar 75. Figs. 2, 10, 11. Each of these cross bars carries a springplunger 76, the heads 77 of which, as the eccentric rods are raised and lowered and are swung from side to side by the eccentrics, engage blocks 78 for mov-A ing the jaw 43 away from the jaw 44. These blocks are `in the form of eccentric rolls so that the'necessary adjustment may be obtained. blocks 79. These are fastenedto the ends of the fixed cross bar 7 thatextends across the machine frameabove the magazine plate, and these are also in the form of eccentric In front of the jaw 43 are stop.,

of the blocks for adjusting the amount of forward Figs. 10, 11. 'hen thepusher pushes up the staples the jaws are opened by the swing of these spring plungers carried by theeccentric rods, and after the staples have been pushed up, the swing of the eccentric rods carries the plun! gers away and allows the springs to close the jaw 43 against the jaw'44. These parts also cause the jaw 43 to be opened from the jaw 44 after the staples have been formed into rings, and when the staple pusher goes down for cutting off another row of staples.

The ring magazine consists of a plate 8O V provided with parallel grooves equal in number to the largest number of rings that are to be used t0 form the width of the mesh. The rings areloaded in these grooves and a cover 81 is placed over the back. The covered magazine plate containing the piles of rings is set vertically in the machine. Figs. 1, 4, 5. F astened to each side edge of the magazinev plate is a bar 82 that has a tongue 83 whichis held in a groove in the head 84 of the magazine carrierslide 85, by a cap 86. Figs. 6, 7, 8. The magazine plate on its front near the lower edge has a lip 87 that engages a tongue 88 on the top of thev bar 89 which forms the upper member of the ring carrier and which is fastened at its ends to the lower ends of the heads 84 of the magazine carrier slides 85. The ends of the lower member 90 of the ring carrier, which forms the floor orbottom of the ring magazine, are also fastened to the lower ends of the heads of the magazine carrier slide. Figs. 4, 7, 9, Fastened to the under side of I the bar 89 is a ring retaining Iplate 91.

guides 93.

There is a space equal to the diameter of the wire from which the rings are formed between this retaining plate and the lower member 90 of the ring carrier. Figs. 23, 26, 28, 30. The front edges of the member 90 and of the plate 91 are notched so as to form a comb 92. Figs. G, 35. On the upper face of the member 90 are ribs 900.. Fig.l3.5. These ribs, together withthe upper face of "the member 90 and the lower face of the retaining plate 91 form box-like paths which inclose and guide the rings when they are pushed forward. Fig. 36.

The magazine carrier slides 85 are mov able horizontally back and forth along the inner faces of the brackets`69 between lthe Figs 4, 5. The rear ends of these slides are connected by links 94 with the upper ends of rocker levers 95. r1`hese levers are fastened to a rocker shaft 96, which extends across the machine and at one side of the center has a rocker arm 97. The lower end of this rocker arm has a` roll 98 that runs in contact with the cam 99 on the cam shaft. 4Aspring 100 connected with the rocker arm holds the roll in contact with the cam. Figs. 4, 5. The slides 85 are tied to gether so they will move in unison, by a rod 101 near the front end and the rod 102 near the back end, to which the links 91 are connected. Figs. 1, a1,

f The ring pusher slide 103 is movable front and back above the floor 90 of the ring maga! zine. i This slide is supported at its ends by the heads 81 of the magazine carrier slides 85, and is held in place by the caps 104. Figs. l, 7, 9. The rear portiol .of the ring pusher 105 is fastened to the bottom of this slide. Fig. 1. This pusher is a thin comblike plate having in its front edge semicirculannotches of a diameter equal to the width of the rings. Figs. 35, 30. The pusher is movable back and forth below the bottom of the magazine and under side of the ring retaining plate and above the top of the lower member of the ring carrier for pushing tht` rings out of the bottom of the magazine into the box-like paths of the carrier. Figs. 2?), 20. 28, 80. Links 100 connect the back of the ring pusher slide 103 with the upper ends of rocker levers 10T that are mounted on the rocker shaft 108. (4)11 this shaft is a rocker lever 109 which has a roll 110 that is held by the spring 111 in contact with the cam 112 on the cam shaft. Figs. 1, 5.

i At the rear end of the space between the back member 44 of the staple carrier, and the lower member 90 of the ring carrier, through which space passes the mesh as it is formed, is an apron 113 which directs the mesh onto the endless delivery belt 111. Fig. 1. This belt passes around a roller 115 that extends transversely of the machine .end of the below the back end of the apron, and a roller 116 that extends transversely at the rear of the bed. A roller 117 is made to bear against' the lower side of the belt by Ameans -of the weight 118 for keeping the belt properly stretched. Fig. 2. On the shaft 119 that carries the roller 110 is a pulley 120. This pulley is connected by a belt 121 with a pulley 122. Figs. 1, 2. The pulley 122 is loosely monted on the Aend of the transverse driving shaft .22, and it carries a pawl 123 which 1s drawn by a spring 121 into contact with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 125 that is fixed to the shaft 22. Fig. 1S. Then the machine is in operation, this pawl and ratchet through the pulleys and belts drives the delivery belt. Then it is desired to turn the staple feed back, the ratchet turns under the pawl so that the delivery belt will not be moved backward. v

Vhen this machine is in operation the mechanisms move the ring pusher forward in such manner that it cuts off and carries forward between the upper and lower members ofthe ring carrier the lowest rings of the piles in the magazine grooves, and the ring carrier moves forward `and takes this row of rings against the stop over the staple carrier, as shown in Fig. 23. The rings and staples are then in the relative positions shown in Figs. 2l and 25. The mechanisms cause the staple pusher to move up and cut off and lift the last staples 127 of the rows in the staple magazine, and with the carrier take these staples up through the rings, as shown in Fig. 26. The relations of the rings and staples are then as shown in Fig. 27. The staple carrier then drops and the ring carrier moves backward while the ring pusher is drawn away back to cut off another row of rings. During this operation, the rings which were previously fed forward are held by the staple carrier and the staples that were pushed through them, as shown in Fig. 28. The rings .and staples are then in the relations shown in F ig. 29. The continued operation of the machine causes the ring pusher to push the rings it has cut off forward, and the ring carrier also moves forward so as to take this row of rings again over the staple pusher. The staple carrier and pusher again come up and carry the staples through the row of rings at the end of the ring carrier and then the punch comes down, and while the staples are held between the parts of the staple carrier, and the staple pusher is moving up, the ends of the staples are closed so as to form the staples into rings, as shown in Fig. 30. The relative positions of the rings and closed staples at this time are as shown in Fig; 31. This action is repeated, the rings being pushed forward and the staples being carried up and bent into rings, and mesh produced as shown on greatly enlarged scale in Fig. 32. This mesh as it is formed passes down between the ring carrier and staple carrier onto the delivery belt, Which draws it back as fast as the mesh is formed.

The invention claimed is:

1. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring magazine, a staple magazine,mechanism for cutting off rings from the ring magazine and presenting them to the staples, mechanism for cutting off staples from the staple magazine and passing the free ends through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings..

2. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, mechanism for cutting off rings from the ring magazine and presenting them to the staples, mechanism for cutting off staplesM from the staple magazine and passing the free ends through the rings, and a punch for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

3. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring magazine, a staple magazine,'mechanism for cutting off rings from the ring magazine and presenting them to the staples, mechanism for cutting off staples from the staple magazine and passing the free ends through the rings, a punch-for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings, and mechanism for delivering the mesh thus formed.

4. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring magazine,a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting off rings from the ring magazine and presenting them to the staples, mechanism' for cutting off staplesvand passing their free ends through the rings thus pushed out, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

5. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a carrier for receiving the rings from the ring magazine and present-ing them to the staples, mechanism for passing the free ends of the staples through the rings presented by the carrier, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

(i. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting off rings from the ring magazine, a carrier for presenting the pushed rings to the staples, mechanism for passing the free ends 0f the staples through the rings presented by the. carrier, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

7. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine. mechanism for cutting Off rings from the ring magazine and presenting them to the staples, a feeder for feeding staples from the staple magazine, mechanism for passing rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

8. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, mechanism for cutting off rings from the ring magazine and presenting them to the staples, a pusher for cutting of staples, a carrier for passing the open ends of the staples through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

9. A Amachine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, mechanism for cutting off rings from the ring magazine and presenting them to the staples, a carrier for passing the free `ends of the staples from the fstaple magazine through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

10. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, mechanism for cutting oif rings from the ring magazine and presenting them to the staples, mechanism for feeding staples, a pusher for cutting off staples from the staple magazine, a carrier for receiving the staples and passing the free ends through the rlngs, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

11. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting oif rings from the ring magazine. a carrier for presenting the rings t0 the staples, mechanism for feeding the free ends of the staples through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings,

1Q. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple maga zine, a pusher for cutting off rings from the ring magazine, a carrier for receiving the rings and presenting them to the staples, a pusher for cutting off and feeding staples from the staple magazine. and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been pushed through the rings.

13. A machine for manufacturing linky mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting off rings from the ring magazine, a carrier for presenting the rings to the staples, a carrier for passing the free ends of the staples through the rings` and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

Athe'free ends of the fed staples through the' f 14. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting ofi` rings from the ring magazine, mechanism for feeding the staples, a pusher for cutting off the staples as they are fed, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been pushed through the rings.

15. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting olf rings from the ring magazine, mechanism for feeding staples, a carrier for receiving the fed staples and passing the free ends through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been carried through the rings.

16. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a carrier for presentingpthe rings to the staples, mechanism for feeding the staples, mechanism for cutting ol" and pushing the staples through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been pushed through the rings.

17. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a carrier for presentingthe rings to the staples, mechanism for feeding staples, mechanism for carrying the free ends of the staples through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been carried through the rings.

18. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring magazine, a` staple magazine, mechanism for carrying the rings to the staples, a pusher for cutting off staples, mechanism for carrying the free ends of the staples through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have beenV carriedl through the rings.

19. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting off rings from the ring magazine. a carrier for prej senting the rings to the staples, mechanism for feeding the staples. a pusher for cutting olf the fed staples, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after`they have been pushed through the rings.

20. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting `off rings from the ring magazine, a carrier for presenting the rings to the staples, mechanism for feeding the staples, a carrier for carrying the free ends of the staples through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been carried through the rings.

Q1. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting off rings from the ring machine, a carrier for presenting the rings to the staples, a pusher for cutting off staples from the staple magazine, a carrier for passing the free ends of the staples through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the rings after they have been passed throughthe staples. i

22. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a ring magazine, a staple magazine, a pusher for cutting off rings from the ring magazine, a carrier for presenting the rings to the staples, mechanism for feeding the staples, a pusher for cutting ol'l' the fed staples, a carrier for carrying the free ends of theI staples through the rings, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after they have been passed through the rings.

23. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having mechanism for successively feeding ina horizontal plane rows of loose rings and presenting them to staples, mechanism for feeding in a vertical plane rows of staples and passing the free ends through the rings of two rows, and mechanism foi" closing the free ends of the staples after eachy has been passed through four adjacent rings.

24. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring carrier for successively presenting rows of loose rings in a horizontal plane to the staples, a staple carrier for passing the free ends of the staples through the rings of two rows, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after each has been passed through four adjacent rings.'

241A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a pusher for advancing loose rings, a carrier for presenting the loose rings to the staples, a pusher for advancing forlned staples, a carrier for passingy the free ends of the staples through the rings, and mechanism movable toward the staple carrier for closing the free ends of the staples after each has been passed through four adjacent rings.

26. A machine for manufacturing link mesh, having a ring guide, a pusher for pushing a row of loose rings through the ring guide, a staple guide. a pusher for pushing a row of formed staples through the staple guide. said mechanism passing lthe free ends of the staples through the rings of two rows, and mechanism for closing the free ends of the staples after each has been passed through four adjacent rings.

27. A machine for manufacturing link mesh having a vertically arranged ring magazine, mechanism for cutting off rings from the lower end of the ring magazine and presenting them to the staples. a staple magazine, mechanism for cutting off staples from the staple magazine and passing the free ends through the rings, and mecha- 

